The prices on most cigars sold by Davidoff—including brands such as AVO, Camacho, Zino and others—will increase Friday, Oct. 7.
In total, the price increases amount to a 7.32 percent increase on average, though they range from no increase to more than 20 percent.
For the eponymous Davidoff brand, the increases amount to 7.56 percent. The most notable increase will be for the Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour line, which will increase by 20.19 percent across its three sizes. The new prices are:
- Winston Churchill The Late Hour Churchill — $27.90 (+$4.70)
- Winston Churchill The Late Hour Robusto — $24.30 (+$4.10)
- Winston Churchill The Late Hour Toro — $26.40 (+$4.40)
There are also $10 per cigar increases to the MSRP of the Royal Release cigars, one of Davidoff’s most expensive lines. One line—the Escurio—is not increasing in price.
In total, the new increases break down per line as:
- Davidoff Aniversario +8.43 percent
- Davidoff Colorado Claro +8.25 percent
- Davidoff Escurio — no increase
- Davidoff Grand Cru +8.29 percent
- Davidoff Millenium +8.23 percent
- Davidoff Nicaragua +5.25 percent
- Davidoff Nicaragua BXP +7.05 percent
- Davidoff Royal Release +10.64 percent
- Davidoff Signature +5.48 percent
- Davidoff Winston Churchill +8.33 percent
- Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour +20.19 percent
- Davidoff Yamasa +8.32 percent
- Davidoff Primeros +5.26 percent
- Davidoff Winston Churchill Tins +5.68 percent
As for the rest of Davidoff’s portfolio, prices for AVO are going up 7.3 percent on average, Camacho will increase by 6.9 percent and Zino prices will increase by 10.5 percent.
- AVO Classic +5.39 percent
- AVO Classic Maduro +5.16 percent
- AVO Heritage +10.45 percent
- AVO Syncro Nicaragua +10.73 percent
- AVO Syncro Nicaragua Fogata +10.78 percent
- AVO Syncro South America Ritmo +10.63 percent
- AVO XO +5.36 percent
- Baccarat The Game Maduro +3.68 percent
- Baccarat The Game Nicaragua +3.54 percent
- BACK2BACK URNY Nicaragua +5.47 percent
- BACK2BACK URNY Connecticut +5.47 percent
- Camacho Connecticut +6.24 percent
- Camacho Connecticut Box-Press +10.8 percent
- Camacho Corojo +6.24 percent
- Camacho Ecuador +6.41 percent
- Camacho Ecuador Box-Pressed +10.8 percent
- Camacho Nicaragua +6.2 percent
- Camacho Triple Maduro +5.53 percent
- Cusano 18 Connecticut +3.88 percent
- Cusano 18 Maduro +3.83 percent
- Cusano Bundles +6.58 percent
- Deluxe +8.7 percent
- The Griffin’s Classic +9.98 percent
- La Fontana Vintage +5.53 percent
- Legend-Ario +5.13 percent
- National Brand Connecticut +5.63 percent
- National Brand Maduro +5.74 percent
- Repeater +5.83 percent
- Scorpion +8.19 percent
- Zino Nicaragua +4.62 percent
- Zino Platinum Crown +20.22 percent
- Zino Platinum Specter +5.31 percent
In a letter to retailers, JT Guagliardo, head of sales for Davidoff of Geneva USA, indicated the price increases were due to “continually rising costs, shortages in logistics, labor, and raw materials.” That letter also indicated that there were would be pricing “across the majority of markets” where Davidoff is sold.
Davidoff of Geneva USA’s last price change was made in December 2021.
The following chart is a look at what companies have announced price increases or no price increases for 2022.
Company | Price Increase |
---|---|
Alec Bradley | Yes |
All Saints Cigars | No |
Altadis U.S.A. | Yes |
Arturo Fuente | Yes |
Ashton | Yes |
Asylum | Yes |
ATL Cigar Co. | No |
Battleground Cigars | No |
Black Star Line Cigars | Yes |
Blackbird | No |
Blanco Cigar Co. | Yes |
Bocock Brothers | No |
Boveda | No |
Casa Cuevas | Yes. |
Cavalier Genève | Yes |
CLE | Yes |
Colibri | No |
Crowned Heads | Yes |
Crux Cigars | Yes |
Dapper Cigar Co. | Yes |
Davidoff of Geneva USA | Yes |
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust | Yes |
E.P. Carrillo | Yes |
Emperors Cut | Yes |
Epic Cigars | Yes |
Espinosa Premium Cigars | No |
Fratello | Yes |
General Cigar Co. | Yes |
German Engineered Cigars | Yes |
Gran Habano | Yes |
Gurkha | Yes |
Habanos S.A. | Yes |
Hiram & Solomon | Yes |
HVC Cigars | Yes |
Illusione | Yes |
J.C. Newman | Yes |
Jake Wyatt Cigar Co. | No |
JRE Tobacco Co. | Yes |
Kristoff | No |
La Sirena | Yes |
Los Caidos | No |
Matilde Cigar Co. | Yes |
Miami Cigar & Co. | Yes |
Nat Cicco | Yes |
Oliva | Yes |
Padilla | Yes |
Patina | No |
Patina | Yes |
Perdomo | Yes |
Plasencia 1865 | Yes |
Platinum Nova | No |
Pospiech | Yes |
Rocky Patel | Yes |
RoMa Craft Tobac | Yes |
S.T.Dupont | Yes |
Sinistro | No |
Southern Draw | Yes |
Tatuaje | Yes |
Ventura Cigar Co. | Yes |
Villiger Cigars North America | No |